OUTWARD BOUND VISIT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
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Fifteen Year 10 pupils
recently visited the Outward Bound Trust Centre on the banks of Ullswater
for a week of challenging activities. They were joined by a party from
Grangefield School in a week partly sponsored by ‘North East Truck and
Van’. Working in three mixed groups, pupils were learning how to work
with others and they were testing themselves in activities including fell
walking, canoe sailing, raft building and rock climbing. They even
participated in a 'sleepout' in a mountain hut on the slopes of Helvellyn!
Mr. Larsson says that accommodation and facilities were excellent, as were the instructors, but that it came as a shock to some people that they had to make their beds, clean their rooms and do household chores around the Centre! (Are there smiles on the faces of some parents?)
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Altogether, the week was a great success. St. Michael’s pupils who made the trip are Adam Kavanagh, Natalie Clarke, Kathryn Ditchburn, Andrew Doyle, Paul Harrison, Gregg Henderson, Nicholas Hodgman, Christopher Jones, Jonathan Kelly, Cait-Anne McShane, Kirsty Mullen, Craig Purkis, Jessica Sauvary, Danny Simpson and Rebecca Teasdale. Lastly, because the week was so successful, the school is setting up an Outdoor Activities Club so that pupils of all year groups can go away on weekends and in the holidays to take part challenging activities like those at Ullswater.
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UNIVERSITY VISITS Mrs. Carroll would like to thank Richard Taylor and the Liaison team at Durham University and Angela Wood and the Liaison team at Teesside University for all their hard work this term. Our pupils have thoroughly enjoyed their visits to both universities and it has a been an inspiration to them to experience university life.
NEWSROUND Year 10 Graphic Products pupils are taking part in a national Citizenship Logo competition. 7M are making bridge and seating structure designs for Low Grange Park (Daffoldil Park) as part of a local regeneration scheme. It is coming close to that Motorola time of the year again. However, Motorola are no longer the sponsors and it is now the DFES Youth Parliament Competition. Either way, our team is hard at work! Both Year 8 and Year 9 basketball teams are doing very well. More news in the next edition. |
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COULD IT BE YOU? LATEST WINNERS FROM THE NUMBERS CLUB
Congratulations to our Numbers Club winners for November and December. Winners are as follows:
| November
£75 - Mrs. W. Cook ( no. 443) £50 - Mr. & Mrs. O’Brien (79) £20 - J. Gibson (459) and H. W. Cummings (377) £10 - Mrs. K. Harris (678) |
December
£75 - Mrs. Longstaff ( no. 653) £50 - M. Hutchings (301) £20 - J. Ditchburn (261) and Mrs. L. Kreczak (337) £10 - K. E. Beattie (260) |
STOP PRESS! A large party of students and teachers visited Asda supermarket to raise money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind charity last Friday evening. Over £450 was raised. Well done to everybody and thanks to any parents who made contributions.
